New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"

Reason · collected 2026-09-15 · by Ilya Somin
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Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas is a recently published book edited by legal scholars Robert Bauer, Samuel Issacharoff, Richard Pildes, and Rosa Po. It features 100 chapters written by experts from various fields who propose ideas to enhance American democracy. The book covers diverse viewpoints and includes contributions from notable figures like Jonathan Adler, Randall Kennedy, and Rick Hasen. Notably, the publication is free thanks to a grant from NYU, allowing readers to download it or access individual chapters on the NYU Democracy Project website.
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New York University Press recently published a book titled "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas," edited by Robert Bauer, Samuel Issacharoff, Richard Pildes, and Rosa Po. The book features contributions from over 100 experts across various disciplines, including law professors Jonathan Adler (William & Mary), Randall Kennedy (Harvard), and Aziz Huq (Chicago). It aims to offer a diverse range of perspectives on how to improve American democracy through short chapters available for free download via the NYU Democracy project website. Ilya Somin contributed an essay titled "Strengthen Democracy by Empowering People to Vote with their Feet," among other pieces from scholars and commentators like John McGinnis (Northwestern) and Rick Hasen.

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Ilya Somin
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🔮 Other contributors include prominent scholars and commentators, such as VC co-blogger Jonathan Adler (William and Mary), Randall Kennedy (Harvard), Samuel Moyn (Yale), Andrew McCarthy (National Review), Molly Reynolds (Brookings Institution), Rick Hasen, John McGinnis (Northwestern), Julia Azari, Aziz Huq (Chicago), Robert George (Princeton), and many more.
2026-09-15 · assertive framing · New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"
🔮 Here's a summary of our brief, which I prepared for the Cato website (which will also post the brief soon):
2026-09-14 · assertive framing · Our New Amicus Brief in the Section 301 Tariff Case
🔮 In this post, I will explain how the legal case against these actions is bolstered by the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.
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🔮 I expect there will be legal challenges to these tariffs, and those challenges will deserve to prevail.
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American NYU NYU Democracy New York University Press William and Mary

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American NORP · 1× Jonathan Adler PERSON · 1× NYU ORG · 1× NYU Democracy ORG · 1× New York University Press ORG · 1× Richard Pildes PERSON · 1× Robert Bauer PERSON · 1× Rosa Po PERSON · 1× Samuel Issacharoff PERSON · 1× The Volokh PERSON · 1×

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Other contributors include prominent scholars and commentators, such as VC co-blogger Jonathan Adler (William and Mary), Randall Kennedy (Harvard), Samuel Moyn (Yale), Andrew McCarthy (National Review), Molly Reynolds (Brookings Institution), Rick Hasen, John McGinnis (Northwestern), Julia Azari, Aziz Huq (Chicago), Robert George (Princeton), and many more.
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🔮 Other contributors include prominent scholars and commentators, such as VC co-blogger Jonathan Adler (William and Mary), Randall Kennedy (Harvard), Samuel Moyn (Yale), Andrew McCarthy (National Review), Molly Reynolds (Brookings Institution), Rick Hasen, John McGinnis (Northwestern), Julia Azari, Aziz Huq (Chicago), Robert George (Princeton), and many more.
2026-09-15 · Reason
New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas" · assertive framing

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Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas is a new book published by New York University Press, and edited by Robert Bauer, Samuel Issacharoff, Richard Pildes, and Rosa Po. asserted
Challenges → publish → Bauer
It includes 100 short chapters on how to improve American democracy, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, and representing a wide range of views. asserted
It → include → views
You can download it here. asserted
You → download → it
Other contributors include prominent scholars and commentators, such as VC co-blogger Jonathan Adler (William and Mary), Randall Kennedy (Harvard), Samuel Moyn (Yale), Andrew McCarthy (National Review), Molly Reynolds (Brookings Institution), Rick Hasen, John McGinnis (Northwestern), Julia Azari, Aziz Huq (Chicago), Robert George (Princeton), and many more. asserted
contributors → include → Adler
My own contribution is "Strengthen Democracy by Empowering People to Vote with their Feet." asserted
contribution → strengthen → Feet
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